79,291 books
—
295,556 voters
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Lillian
https://www.goodreads.com/asmallanddelicateflower
to-read
(1821)
currently-reading (11)
read (710)
did-not-finish (9)
need-to-purchase (38)
biographies (25)
currently-reading (11)
read (710)
did-not-finish (9)
need-to-purchase (38)
biographies (25)
my-merlin-books
(22)
books-i-ve-read-to-my-boys (16)
borrowed-from-book-club (15)
books-that-i-just-can-t-finish (14)
books-for-my-granddaughters (9)
own-it (7)
books-i-ve-read-to-my-boys (16)
borrowed-from-book-club (15)
books-that-i-just-can-t-finish (14)
books-for-my-granddaughters (9)
own-it (7)
“People in the real world always say, when something terrible happens, that the sadness and loss and aching pain of the heart will “lessen as time passes,” but it isn’t true. Sorrow and loss are constant, but if we all had to go through our whole lives carrying them the whole time, we wouldn’t be able to stand it. The sadness would paralyze us. So in the end we just pack it into bags and find somewhere to leave it. That is what Miploris is: a kingdom where lone storytelling travelers come slowly wandering from all directions, dragging unwieldy luggage full of sorrow. A place where they can put it down and go back to life. And when the travelers turn back, they do so with lighter steps, because Miploris is constructed in such a way that irrespective of what direction you leave it, you always have the sun up ahead and the wind at your back.”
―
―
“The Miplorisians gather up all the suitcases and sacks and bags of sorrow and carefully make a note of them in little pads. They scrupulously catalogue every kind of sadness and pining. Things are kept in very good order in Miploris; they have an extensive system of rules and impeccably clear areas of responsibility for all kinds of sorrows,”
―
―
“Only different people change the world,” Granny used to say. “No one normal has ever changed a crapping thing.”
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
“... not all monsters look like monsters. There are some that carry their monstrosity inside.”
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
“if you hate the one who hates, you could risk becoming like the one you hate.”
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
― My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Merlin, the wizard not the state
— 16 members
— last activity Feb 09, 2013 12:29PM
He has many names: Merlin, Myrddin, Merlinus. He is wizard, prophet, advisor. This is an area to share all things Merlin and sometimes by extension Ki ...more
Books That Changed My Life
— 372 members
— last activity Apr 14, 2023 06:04AM
This is a group to discuss and list books that made a difference in your life, impacted the way you live, and so on. (The books don't need to be non ...more
Harry Potter
— 17420 members
— last activity Aug 23, 2026 01:57PM
We're fans of Rowling's series because we know that it is more than just a children's fantasy story. ...more
Language & Grammar
— 2176 members
— last activity Aug 19, 2026 08:02AM
This group is for word lovers and has topics both serious (grammatical questions and concerns) and not so serious (word play and word games of all sor ...more
Banned Books
— 5232 members
— last activity Aug 28, 2026 07:45PM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.
Lillian’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lillian’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Children's, Christian, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, and War
Polls voted on by Lillian
Lists liked by Lillian





















































